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Two UCI experts were in Beijing from 8th to 15th May to finalize the technical aspects of the mountain bike course at this year’s Olympic Games.

Mountain Bike Sports Coordinator Peter Van den Abeele, who was in Beijing with 4X Designer Phil Saxena, said the new circuit would be more technical and physical than the circuit that riders encountered during the test event in September 2007.

Five new sections have been built and five other sections have become more technical. According to Peter Van den Abeele, the Organizing Committee for the Beijing Olympic Games (BOCOG) had already made an excellent impression at the test event and the infrastructures at the site are excellent. Cameras have been fixed along the course by Beijing Olympic Broadcasting and BOCOG to ensure the diffusion of excellent images.

Details of the new circuit can be found on the following link: Olympic Games Mountain Bike course.

To view the five newly-constructed sections, click on 7, 15, 16, 17 and 18. To view the sections that have become more technical, click on 9, 11, 12, 14 and 19

Source UCI 23rd May 2008

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